Fence-post.



PATENTED MAY 5, 1908.

W. H. SAWYER.

FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1907.

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FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed July 1, 1907 Serial No. 381,748.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER I-I. SAWYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Americus in the county of Sumter and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Fence-Post, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has relation to fence posts and it consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a metallic fence post havingspaced sides and horizontally disposed line wire receiving The post maybe circular or angular in cross section and when in the latter form thesaid wire openings are located at the apex of the angles. A tie rod isadapted to be inserted between the post and the line wires and isadapted to slightly distort the same out of the general alinement of thefence whereby means is provided serving to retain the panels of fencingoccurring between the posts in their proper relative positions. Theupper end of said tie rod is formed into an eye or enlargement which islocated at the upper end of the post. The post is also adapted tosupport a top rail in a peculiar and novel manner. In many localitiessuch rails are required where wire fencing is used. The means forsupporting the top rail as herein shown consists of a wire tie whichpasses transversely across the back of the post and the sides thereofand lies upon the top wire of the fencing. The top rail is placedagainst the front side of the post and the tie wire is carried along theface of the rail at an acute angle to each other and over the top of therail and is looped under the head of the tie-rod. The extremities of theends of the tie wire are twisted together and bent down along the innerside of the post and are thereby prevented from injuring the stock.

In the accompanying drawing :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the postwith a portion of the fencing applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation of the post. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of thesame, and Fig. 4 is a similar section of a modified form of the post.

The post consists of the metallic strip or cylinder 1. When the post isin the form of a strip its side portions are dis osed at an angle toeach other and in all orms of the The front of the post is provided withthe line wire receiving perforations 2. In the angular form of post thesaid perforations are located at the apex of the angles. The line wires3 are inserted laterally in the openings 2. When so inserted the tie rod4 is driven down along the inner side of the post 1 and the outer sidesof the line wires at points upon the same occurring between the ends ofthe openings 2 so that the said line wires within the said openings areslightly distorted out of the general alinement of the fence. Each tierod 4 is rovided at its upper end with an eye or en arged head 5. Whenthe tie rod 4 is inserted to its furthest extent between the ost and theline wires 3 the said eye 5 is located at the upper end of the post 1.The top rail 6 is adapted to be supported at the upper end of the post 1above the topmost line wire 3. A tie wire 7 is provided for supportingthe said rail 6. The said tie wire passes transversely across the backof the post and along the sides of the same and across the uppermostline wire 3 and rests directly upon the said line wire. The end portionsof the said tie wire are then carried up across the outer face of thetop rail 6 and converge toward each other at the center of the ost 1.The end portions of the wire 7 are t en carried across the upper edge ofthe rail 6 and are twisted as at 8. The endportions are then carriedaround the tie rod 4 under the head 5 and the extremities of the saidtie wire are twisted together behind the tie rod 4 and are bent downagainst the inner side of the post 1.

By so arranging the parts the tie rod securely holds the line wires inplace and as such wires are under tension of a greater or less degreethey hold the tie rod against longitudinal movement. The uppermost linewire holds the tie wire against move ment down the post and the eye ofthe tie rod holds the tie wire from upward movement with relation to thepost while the said tie wire binds the top rail and the post laterallytogether.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters-Patent is 1 A fence post having line wire receiving openings,line wires extending through the openings, a tie rod inserted betweenthe post and the line wires and distorting the same within the openingswhereby the tie rod is bound between the line wires and the post andheld against longitudinal movement,

said tie rod having at its upper end an enlargement located at the endof the post, a tie wire passing transversely across the back of the postand the sides thereof and lyin directly upon the uppermost line wire, arai resting upon the side portions of said tie wire, the end. portionsof the tie wire passing along the face of the rail andconverging towardeach other and being twisted t0- ether at the upper face of the railthen eing looped under the enlarged head of the tie rod and having theirextremities twisted together and bent down along the inner side of thepost whereby the said rail is held in position at the top of the postand above the 1 WALTER H. SAWYER.

WVitnesses:

GEO. E. MORGAN, J. J. MAUK.

